(urth) Breakfast with Apheta

[Paul B]

Man, you do what you gotta do to keep the whole thing going, or so the
castration aliens tell you.  It's certainly more likely that some adult who
happens along is more up to the task, but there's no reason that an autarch
who sits out on the trip to Yesod couldn't arrange it to be his kid.
It seems the reason the castration aliens give can't be the real reason.  I
guess they could just be having a bit of fun, or making sure they're taken
seriously.

Paul

On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 1:22 PM, <brunians at brunians.org> wrote:

> I mean, here you are, the autarch out by yourself in the woods with your
> six year old son or daughter. Whatever happens happens to cut you off from
> your support and bodygaurds and so on happens, and a tree falls on you,
> breaking your back, causing massive internal injuries. It is apparent that
> you are not going to live more than a few more minutes. Your child is
> unhurt. What do you do?
>
>
>
> .
>
>
> >> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:49 AM, <brunians at brunians.org> wrote:
>
> >>> OK son, take the little knife and break Daddy's skull open....
>
> >> If by that you mean that filial sentiments are enough to rule out
> >> dynasties, your claim is on uncertain grounds given the histories of
> >> kings forced by children - for example, Henry II.
>
> > I was making a tiny joke. Poor little joke!
> >
> >> That notwithstanding, even if it's sufficient it again begs the question
> >> of why the castrations.
>
> > It's just good clean fun.
>
> > .
>
>
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